In Il, M. Police Court on Monday before "Judge King, sitting og Magistrate, Fauja Singh was charge ed with stealing a portable gramo" phone valved at $20 from the Soon Palace Cafe, North Szechuen Road, at about 8.80 a.m. on March.1. Ina spector Dunne prosecuted on behalf of the 8, M. P. and Mr, M, Reader Harris appeared for the accused, 1 Inspr. Dunne said that accused was a watchman employed at the cafe and on the morning in question it was alleged by a Chinese watchs man that he saw accused attempting to enter a riesha with a grames phone which was the property of tha assistant manager of the cafe. Ace cused was taken to the Chapod police, then to the City police and finally to the Bureau for Foreign Affairs. At the request of thd Bureau, the S.M-P, effected his are rest, The Chinese watchman referred to gave evidence as outlined by the prosecution which was, in part, core roborated by a coolie, 4 The accused said that he saw thd Chinese watchman come down thd stairs of the eaf6 with the gramme phone. He stopped him and a fight After Mr, Reader Harris had briefly addressed the Court, hid Worship discharged the accused and. remarked that in this case it was a question of one man's word against another. On the evidence submit! he would not commit. He thank Inspr, Dunne for the able way ish which the police had conducted the case,
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